Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Prince William Sound & Copper River Management Area
Recorded Announcements: Gillnet 907-424-7535, Seine 907-424-7345, (907) 235-7307
Fishery Advisory Announcements
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery–2023 Allocation Plan (5 AAC 24.370) (PDF 235 kB) - 11/18/22
- 2022 Prince William Sound Salmon Season Summary (PDF 211 kB) - 10/25/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #70 (PDF 112 kB) - 9/28/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #69 (PDF 217 kB) - 9/21/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #68 (PDF 217 kB) - 9/14/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #67 (PDF 341 kB) - 9/12/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #66 (PDF 183 kB) - 9/8/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #65 (PDF 217 kB) - 9/7/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #64 (PDF 184 kB) - 9/6/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #63 (PDF 298 kB) - 9/3/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #62 (PDF 219 kB) - 9/2/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #61 (PDF 220 kB) - 8/31/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #60 (PDF 3,297 kB) - 8/26/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #59 (PDF 202 kB) - 8/24/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #58 (PDF 259 kB) - 8/19/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #57 (PDF 322 kB) - 8/17/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #56 (PDF 376 kB) - 8/17/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #55 (PDF 186 kB) - 8/16/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #54 (PDF 186 kB) - 8/15/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #53 (PDF 186 kB) - 8/14/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #52 (PDF 292 kB) - 8/13/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #51 (PDF 293 kB) - 8/13/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #50 (PDF 322 kB) - 8/13/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #49 (PDF 187 kB) - 8/11/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #48 (PDF 237 kB) - 8/10/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #47 (PDF 184 kB) - 8/5/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #46 (PDF 235 kB) - 8/5/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #45 (PDF 183 kB) - 8/4/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #44 (PDF 237 kB) - 8/3/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #43 (PDF 266 kB) - 7/30/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #42 (PDF 192 kB) - 7/27/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #41 (PDF 515 kB) - 7/24/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #40 (PDF 173 kB) - 7/22/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #39 (PDF 209 kB) - 7/21/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #38 (PDF 636 kB) - 7/20/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #37 (PDF 522 kB) - 7/19/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #36 (PDF 205 kB) - 7/18/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #35 (PDF 406 kB) - 7/18/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #34 (PDF 393 kB) - 7/16/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #33 (PDF 210 kB) - 7/15/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #32 (PDF 122 kB) - 7/15/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #31 (PDF 410 kB) - 7/14/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #30 (PDF 132 kB) - 7/14/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #29 (PDF 450 kB) - 7/14/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #28 (PDF 247 kB) - 7/13/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #27 (PDF 209 kB) - 7/12/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #26 (PDF 171 kB) - 7/12/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #25 (PDF 213 kB) - 7/11/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #24 (PDF 210 kB) - 7/10/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #23 (PDF 374 kB) - 7/9/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #22 (PDF 301 kB) - 7/8/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #21 (PDF 652 kB) - 7/8/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #20 (PDF 209 kB) - 7/7/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #20 (PDF 269 kB) - 7/6/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #18 (PDF 269 kB) - 7/2/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #17 (PDF 224 kB) - 6/30/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #16 (PDF 268 kB) - 6/29/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #15 (PDF 268 kB) - 6/24/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #14 (PDF 266 kB) - 6/22/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #13 (PDF 204 kB) - 6/18/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #12 (PDF 295 kB) - 6/16/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #11 (PDF 323 kB) - 6/15/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #10 (PDF 324 kB) - 6/11/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #9 (PDF 320 kB) - 6/8/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #8 (PDF 208 kB) - 6/5/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #7 (PDF 325 kB) - 6/4/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #6 (PDF 325 kB) - 6/1/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #5 (PDF 324 kB) - 5/28/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #4 (PDF 315 kB) - 5/24/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #3 (PDF 304 kB) - 5/20/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #2 (PDF 316 kB) - 5/18/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery Announcement #1 (PDF 353 kB) - 5/4/22
- 2022 PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SALMON FISHERY INFORMATION (PDF 285 kB) - 4/18/22
- 2022 Copper River Chinook Salmon Forecast (PDF 180 kB) - 3/18/22
- 2022 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 273 kB) - 2/4/22
- Prince William Sound Salmon Fishery–2022 Allocation Plan (5 AAC 24.370) (PDF 234 kB) - 1/27/22
Harvest
Inseason Information
- Prince William Sound Inseason Harvest Summary
- Prince William Sound Inseason Harvest by District and Period
- Copper River Inseason Harvest Summary
Season Summaries
- 2022 Season Summary (PDF 211 kB)
- 2021 Season Summary (PDF 427 kB)
- 2020 Season Summary (PDF 402 kB)
- 2019 Season Summary (PDF 272 kB)
- 2018 Season Summary (PDF 205 kB)
- 2017 Season Summary (PDF 206 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Harvest
Management & Announcements
Management
- 2022 Prince William Sound Management Outlook (PDF 285 kB)
- 2022 Prince William Sound Salmon Allocation Plan (PDF 234 kB)
Annual Management Reports
- 2020 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,496 kB)
- 2019 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,287 kB)
- 2018 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,990 kB)
- 2017 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 4,157 kB)
- 2016 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 3,843 kB)
- 2015 Prince William Sound Area Finfish Management Report (PDF 3,981 kB)
Regulations
Forecasts
- 2022 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 273 kB)
- 2021 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 614 kB)
- 2020 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 441 kB)
- 2019 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 302 kB)
- 2018 Prince William Sound and Copper River Salmon Forecast (PDF 294 kB)
- Statewide Salmon Forecast
Maps
Prince William Sound Salmon Statistical Area Maps
- Prince William Sound Statistical Chart (PDF 2,419 kB)
- 212-200 Copper Bering Districts Reporting Areas (PDF 419 kB)
- 221 Eastern District Reporting Areas (PDF 584 kB)
- 222 Northern District Reporting Areas (PDF 770 kB)
- 223 Coghill District Reporting Areas (PDF 554 kB)
- 224 Northwestern District Reporting Areas (PDF 482 kB)
- 225 Eshamy District Reporting Areas (PDF 463 kB)
- 226 Southwestern District Reporting Areas (PDF 766 kB)
- 227 Montague District Reporting Areas (PDF 416 kB)
- 228 Southeastern District Reporting Areas (PDF 394 kB)
- 229 Unakwik District Reporting Areas (PDF 261 kB)
Prince William Sound Stream Information
- Prince William Sound Salmon Harvest Task Force Closures (PDF 148 kB)
- Prince William Sound Anadromous Stream List (PDF 691 kB)
Prince William Sound Area Maps
- 2018 Prince William Sound Subsistence Areas (PDF 739 kB)
Statewide Maps
Research
Electronic Aerial Survey Data Collection (poster) (PDF 636 kB)
ADF&G Research vessels are used for exciting scientific work. Find out more about recent work these vessels have done with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in these two articles.
